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Configuring I/O Interfaces

Configuring GPIB Interfaces

This section gives guidelines to use the IO Config utility to configure GPIB

interfaces, including:

n GPIB Interface Overview

n Configuring GPIB (82350 PCI) Interfaces

n Configuring GPIB (82341 ISA) Interfaces

GPIB Interfaces Overview

As shown in the following figure, a typical GPIB interface consists of a

Windows PC with one or more GPIB cards (PCI and/or ISA) cards installed

in the PC and one or more GPIB instruments connected to the GPIB cards

via GPIB cable. I/O communication between the PC and the instruments is

via the GPIB cards and the GPIB cable. This figure shows GPIB instruments

at addresses 3 and 5.

82350 GPIB Card #1

Windows PC

GPIB InstrumentsGPIB Cable

82350 GPIB Card #2

GPIB Interface (82350 PCI GPIB Cards)